Raleigh -- The 10th annual “Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research” is underway right now through December 9th on ESPN.  

Supporters are encouraged to donate to The V Foundation to fund the research for all types of cancer or to the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund on their website.  

The Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund was established in loving remembrance of the longtime ESPN anchor and is devoted to the study of cancer disparities among minorities.  On Wednesday, ESPN dedicated its platforms to share inspirational messages from Jim Valvano, Stuart Scott and others.  

It's also time for the very exciting and competitive Jimmy V Basketball Classics.  

On the women's side, UConn takes on Texas Sunday, December 4 at the Mohegan Sun Arena.  

The Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic will feature a doubleheader on Tuesday, December 6 at Madison Square Garden.  Arizona State takes on Purdue, at 7 p.m. and Florida takes on Duke at 9 p.m.

Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski is a founding member of the V Foundation’s Board of Directors and was a close friend of the late Jim Valvano.  This is the 22nd year it has been held at Madison Square Garden and aired on ESPN.  

Also during Jimmy V Week, many new and longtime partners will be recognized for their work in the fight against cancer, including ESPN, which will present the V Foundation with a $100,000 donation in loving remembrance of John Saunders to be awarded to pediatric cancer research.  Saunders was a founding member of the V Foundation’s Board of Directors and emcee of its annual Dick Vitale Gala.  

The BRCA Foundation and the Gray Foundation are partnering with the V Foundation for a $6 million matching grant.  The commitment will fund further study of the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2.

In 2016, the V Foundation awarded more than $23 million in cancer research grants, its largest investment in cancer research in a single year.  The V Foundation funds cutting-edge research of all types of cancer, and awards 100% of all direct cash donations to cancer research and related programs.